Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,821 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Louisiana map, 1855
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Henry Adams [Louisiana] (1843-?)
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Michael K. Ross (1941-2007)
Lincoln Hills Advertisement, ca. 1924
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Lincoln Hills Country Club (1922-1966)
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Cleveland’s Hough Riots of 1966

Explore Global African History

Marcel Pliat, 1916
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Marcel Pliat (ca. 1890-1917?)
Pontus Carlsson
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Pontus Carlsson (1982- )
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Berhanu Nega (1958- )
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Black Loyalists Exodus to Nova Scotia (1783)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Pan-African Congresses, 1900-1945
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Black Lives Matter: The Growth of a New Social Justice Movement
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Emory O. Jackson, the Birmingham World, and the Fight for Civil Rights in Alabama
Market exterior and cars, South Side Chicago, ca. 1970
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The Nation of Islam’s Economic Program, 1934-1975

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington